Tagged: bnpl

October 24, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNPL or Buy Now Pay Later is said to have saved UK consumers half a billion pounds in credit card interest over a decade, according to an update from Klarna which claims it is now marking 10 years of savings. Klarna, the AI-powered global payments… Read More

October 19, 2024 @ 4:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Financial Technology Association (FTA) this week spoke out against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final interpretive rule on BNPL products. FTA president and CEO Penny Lee said the two organizations share the goal of consumer health. However, the CFPB’s results are inadequate. “Millions… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has issued a statement in recognition of ten years of Apple Pay. In many respects Apple is one of the largest Fintechs in the world due to its global reach and ubiquitous nature of its products – most importantly the iPhone. Apple  reported… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of funds advised by Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited for the on-going sale of “substantially all” of Klarna’s short-term, interest free product receivables in the United Kingdom. Klarna will still… Read More

October 14, 2024 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, an AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has released data on its launch of cashback. In the six weeks since launch: 506,378 Klarna shoppers have earned $2.7m dollars in cashback. Klarna merchants have given cashback on $98.4m worth of sales. Over 1,000 cashback… Read More

October 3, 2024 @ 6:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has unveiled “Apple from Klarna”, a storefront in the Klarna app and Klarna.com where customers are reportedly able to purchase Apple products via its flexible payment options. An official Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reseller, Klarna also introduces a… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Building on the multimarket partnership to enable flexible payments adoption in the region, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and ZOOD, one of the digital lending platforms for e-commerce in the Middle East and Central Asia, has introduced a BNPL card – ZOOD Card – in Uzbekistan. The… Read More

September 29, 2024 @ 1:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qist Bazaar, Pakistan’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) fintech startup, announced that it has secured $3.2 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by Indus Valley Capital, with “participation from Gobi Partners, a prominent Asia-focused venture capital firm with $1.6 billion… Read More

September 27, 2024 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network, and shopping assistant, will launch its flexible payment methods on Adyen’s (ADYEN:AMS) physical payment terminals across Europe, North America, and Australia. Adyen, which claims to be the financial technology platform of choice for businesses, is the first global PSP to… Read More

September 25, 2024 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, is working with global small business platform Xero, to help small businesses accept payments from consumers wanting a ‘buy now, pay later’ option. For Xero’s customers, offering Klarna’s alternatives to traditional credit “means they can get… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 6:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced that Affirm is now available to eligible users checking out online and in-app with Apple Pay on iPhone and iPad. Starting today, Apple Pay users in the U.S. can request… Read More

September 13, 2024 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payments network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, released new research revealing consumer shopping behaviors and sentiments ahead of the 2024 holiday season, including the growing preference towards 0% APR financing options and Americans’ confidence levels around budgeting. Affirm’s… Read More

September 13, 2024 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kriya, the B2B PayLater payments solution, is now available on Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Starting this month, Stripe users can offer flexible payment terms “to their business buyers through Kriya.” B2B commerce is digitizing rapidly, and business buyers now “expect to purchase… Read More

August 29, 2024 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Liberis and Sezzle are collaborating on enabling access to financing for smaller firms. Liberis is a an embedded finance that aims to provide “hyper-personalized” access to capital. Sezzle is a BNPL or Buy Now Pay Later provider. Sezzle will now promote he LIberis service to its… Read More

August 23, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with Hotels.com. Now, approved guests can book accommodations and pay over time “with Affirm, helping more people book the trip of their dreams.” This builds on Affirm… Read More

August 16, 2024 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, is announcing an expanded partnership with Tekmetric, an automotive repair shop management solution empowering auto repair businesses nationwide. Now, the thousands of auto repair shops that use Tekmetric’s platform, powered by… Read More

July 22, 2024 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently took action to make sure that consumers can dispute charges and obtain refunds on BNPL products and services, making BNPL lenders follow similar rules as credit card companies. So, what does this mean for banks and Fintechs? As… Read More

July 20, 2024 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jifiti, a global embedded lending technology company, announced the release of its Tap Now, Pay Later technology, which enables consumers and business customers to “add their approved loan or credit funds into any digital wallet, including Apple Pay, via virtual card.” The customer can then… Read More

July 14, 2024 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The embedded finance market is now ranking and evolving, according to an update shared by CBInsights. The report notes that this is taking place where integrated financial services are maturing, emerging, and plateauing. This latest research report uses the CB Insights TECH Framework in order… Read More

July 13, 2024 @ 12:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Millions of U.S. consumers have used Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans with 89% stating they are satisfied or very satisfied with the credit product. A survey from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) also revealed that 85% of BNPL users would recommend such loans to others. The… Read More